Rope and twine making machine.



R. DELANEY.'

ROPE AND TWINB MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYQ, 1905.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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R. DBLANEY.

ROPE AND TWINE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1905.

1,031,695. Patented July 9,1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH cu., WASHINGTON. n, c,

:RICHARD DELANEY, 0F IIBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ROPE AND TWINE MAKING MACHINE.

Application filed May 9, 1905.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it kno-wn that I, RICHARD DELANEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Boston, in the county of Suifolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rope and Twine Making Machines, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to rope and twinemaking machines, and more particularly to that part thereof known asthe main flier or take-up mechanism, an object of the invention being to provide an improved mechanism of this character which will produce a smooth, clean, strong twine.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means which will twist the sliver into twine at a time when it is no longer subjected to centrifugal force or the air to roughen it, and therefore just prior to its being wound on the spool and after it has been carried around by the main iiier, thereby to provide a comparatively smooth, clean twine.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved mechanism carried within the main flier for practically unmaking and remaking the twine after it passes from the main flier.

A further object is the provision of means in connection with the twine remaking mechanism for assist-ing t-he pulling forward of the sliver by the main flier.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of one form ofr this rope and twine machine. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view taken in line a-a Fig. 1, looking toward the left hand. Fig. t is an end view, also looking toward the left, but with the flier head at the right-hand end removed. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the auxiliary flier 1. Fig. 8 is an. underside view thereof; and Fig. 9 is an end view of the primary whirl shown at the right hand end of the main iiier.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings.

It has been found by practical experience that it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to obtain a smooth, clean twine when Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1912.

serial No. 259,592.

the twine is first twisted and then carried around with the main flier in such twisted condition, as during the harsh treatment of whirling the twisted product through the air with the main Hier, it is subjected to centrifugal force and to the action'of the air, both of which materially roughen it. No satisfactory mode of avoiding this has so far as I am aware been discovered, in consequence of which the twine is not as smooth and clean as it should be. serious disadvantage is one of the objects of the present invention, the mechanism being so organized that, after the twine has passed into that position where it is no longer carried or whirled around by the main flier, it is irst transformed into its original normal condition of sliver, and then practically remade into twine, and this at a time when there is no longer any danger of its being roughened or subjected to harsh treatment, so that not only a much cleaner and smoother twine is obtained, but a stronger twine pro-duced.

The sliver as it passes from the combing machine and nippers (not shown) in the present improved machine, Vpasses throughY what I have termed a primary whirl designated in a general way by B, which comprises a pair of rolls or sheaves 101 and 102 suitably connected to a pulley 103 mounted for independent rotation on one end of one of the flier-shafts, as 5. tion is imparted to rotate it, in the organization shown, in the same direction as, but at a greater speed than the speed of the main flier, the best result being obtained by giving this primary whirl twice the speed of the main Hier. In the form shown the {liershaft is provided with a groove 104, into which pins 105 carried by the hub of the pulley project, which thus prevent separation of the primary whirl from the iiiershaft but permit independent rotation of such primary whirl relatively to the shaft. By this mechanism the turn or twist in the sliver as it comes from the combing machine is driven sufliciently far back into the ordinary nipper (not shown) that the fibers are properly caught and pulled forward with more certainty than would be the case if only the ordinary half-turn or twist were put in by the main flier; that is to say, this improved mechanism, by putting twist into the yarn in excess of the normal twist, as put in by the main flier itself,lresults in the To avoid this j To this pulley mot-wist being driven hard into the nipper, so

that the yarn or sliver is not so 'liable to come apart and cause the stoppingv of the machine. This excess twist or turn, however, comes out Vof the sliver or yarn as soon as it passes the rolls of the primary whirl,

. flier of the take-up mechanism. To this main flier motion is. Vimparted in the present instance,- by a belt, and for this purpose a pulley 9 is provided,

Ymountedupon one of the flier-shafts, as for instance the shaft 5. Depending within the main flier and extending longitudinally thereof, is a cradle 12, of any suitable construction adapted for the purpose. In the form shown it comprises a pair of depending segmentally'shaped arms 13 and 14, connected by rods or bars 15. The arm 13 is mounted on the flier shaft 4, while the arm 14 is mounted on the flier shaft 5. 'Io maintain this cradley stationary, suitable means are provided, shown as planet gearing, one member 16 `of which is fixed to the frame-work and another member 17 fixed to the hub of the cradle, such members being Vof the same size and respectively in mesh with pinions 19 and 18 fast upon a shaft 20 journaled in the end of the main flier. By this organization rotary movement of the main Hier is not imparted to the cradle, although it is suspended directly from the shafts of said main flier.

Located within the main flier is a spool 22, carried by spindle 23, one end of which is maintained in position by a suitable springarm 24, having an opening engaging a pin 25V of said spindle and which arm is carried by the cradle. The opposite end of the spool is connected with a suitable friction disk to impart rotary movement to the spool.

' A suitable dog 31, usually several, carried by one of the friction disks 32 is intended to engage the end of the spool. The friction disks are clamped in operative relation by suitable nuts 33. These friction disks are mounted upon the end of a bracket 34 fixed suit-able means are provided comprising in Ithe present instance a carriage 40 reciprocally mounted upon the bars 15 of the cradle, which carriage may carry at one side a suitable. linger (not shown), or have merely a guide roll 41 for guiding the twine Vto the spool. For imparting reciprocating movement to this carriage a reverse screw-shaft 42 is mounted on the cradle. To this shaft motion is imparted byY meansof a short depending worm 43 carry-ing a bevel gear. 44 in mesh with a bevel gear 45 formed on or as a part of the spur gear 36 meshing Vwith the friction disk internal gear. passes to the main fiierthrough the tubular shaft 5, where it receives its first twist or half-turn, prior to which it will receive an excess twist for ,the purpose set forth, which,

as hereinbefore stated, however, passes out of the sliver as it leaves the primary whirl. As it passes from the tubular shaft 5 it is guided by asuitable guide-roll 50 located in an opening of the hub of the main flier, and

froml thence it passes to a similar guide-roll 51 carried adjacent. to the periphery4 of the main flier. YFrom this guide-roll it passes to the opposite end of the main flier to aY similar guide-roll 52 located upon the other head of the main flier and from thence to another guide-roll 53 mounted in an opening in the flier-hub.

The mechanism so far described, excepting the primary whirl previously set forth ,A

herein, is a mechanism to which Ido not make any claim per se. f

I-Ieretofore, in flier mechanisms such as that just described, after the twine has passed. its last guide-roll it has received its The Vsliver "4' constant tendency toV roughen the twisted sliver so that it is not as smooth and clean o as it should be. For the purpose of preventing this I have provided improved mechanism which removes the twist firstplaced in the sliver kby the main flier as it passes to the auxiliary iier, and also prevents the inal twist being put into the sliver. This mechanism comprises, in the form shown,

valthough it is to be understood various Vmeans which might accomplish the purpose A...

set forth can be used, and located otherwise than as shown herein if desired, what I have termed a whirl; and for the purpose of distinguishing it from the primary whirl previously described I will term it herein,

a greater speed, usually at twice the speed` Y.

ofthe main flier. ABy Vmeans of this Aauxiliary flier the fibers of the sliver are brought parallel and again twisted. This improved auxiliary Hier, designated in a general'way by A, comprises in the form shown a rotatable skeleton supporting member 60 having tubular ends 61 and 62, one ournaled in the main Hier-shaft 4, through which the twine passes from the last guide-roll, and the other journaled in an arm or bracket 68 of the cradle. This supporting member 60 carries suitable guide-devices adapted to give a sinuous form to the sliver as it passes therethrough. In the form shown, these devices comprise a Hxed and grooved member 64: and a sheave 65 so located, for instance one above but in front of the other, that a sinuous form or bend is given to the sliver as it passes through the auxiliary Hier. For imparting motion to this auxiliary Hier, suitable gearing may be provided, one gear 66 Hxedly secured to the tubular Hier-shaft 4L and in mesh with a gear 67 carried by a shaft 68 mounted in the cradle-hanger and to which gear 67 is fixed a gear 70 in mesh with a gear 69 fixed to the end of the supporting member 6l of the auxiliary Hier. In practice the gear 66 may be provided with twenty-four teeth, while the gear 67 may have thirty-six, the gear 69 fifteen and the gear 70 forty-Hve, thus giving the required speed to the auxiliary Hier. The sheave 65 is of peculiar formation, it being what might be termed a split or bladed sheave; that is to say, it is provided with a circumferential dividing portion, blade or member 71 midway between its ends, thereby to divide or separate the sliver as it passes thereto and thereover. From this auxiliary Hier the twine, properly twisted, passes to a pull-down mechanism 150, which may be of any suitable construction, a suitable guide-roll 72 being carried by an arm 73 of the cradle to guide the twine after it passes the auxiliary Hier to the capstans of the pull-down. By means of this improved auxiliary Hier, the first turn of the `double twist which is put into the sliver as it passes to the main Hier through its tubular shaft 5 is taken out of the sliver and the second twist, which would ordinarily be put into the sliver as it passes from the last guide-roll 53, is prevented. In other words, the auxiliary Hier moving at a speed twice Vas fast as the Hier removes the twist put into the sliver in the first instance and prevents the Hnal twist being put into the sliver, and thus places the twine in its original condition of sliver and without practically any twist as it passes from the Hier proper, such sliver getting both itsfturns or its full twist immediately in front of and as it passes from the divided sheave 65. Thus, the twine is .practically remade after it has passed from the Hier, and at a point where it will not be roughened by contact with the air or by centrifu- I gal force. By means of the bladed or split sheave the sliver is' divided and then, as it leaves suchsheave and is twisted there is a tendency to twist each division or turn of the separated strands independently, and as this mode of operation winds in the ends of the Hber, and as there is no means tending to throw them out subsequently, a cleaner, smoother, as well as a stronger twine is obtained. The formation of the auxiliary Hier' so that a sinuous bend or turn is given the sliver permits the twist to be takenout of the sliver without the necessity of exerting any pressure on the top of the sliver, which would otherwise be necessary.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the sliver or yarn comes through the auxiliary Hier Without any twist in it, receiving in front of its .last point of contact, to wit, in this case in front of the bladed sheave, its full turn or two twists, while there is also a tendency to twist independently each of the divided portions before or as this full turn is put in, so that the twine is practically remade after it has entered and passed from the Hier, and consequently is not subjected to the harsh treatment of being whirled through the air with the Hier after it has been twisted, so that, as hereinafter stated, a comparatively smooth, clean, as well as a stronger twine is obtained, whereas in an ordinary double twist machine the twine passes to and over the Hier with a turn or twist in it, and owing to the action of the air and centrifugal force the yarn or sliver gets very much roughened and the addition of the final twist at the rear end of the Hier does not tend to increase its smoothness.

As the sliver is remade into twine it passes, as hereinbefore stated, to the pulldown mechanism, which in the present instance comprises suitable capstans and gearing for imparting movement thereto. The grooved rolls or capstans 90 are mounted on suitable spindles 91 carried by a bracket 92, shown as a part of t-he cradle, and motion is imparted by means of a pair of gears 98, one secured to each pull-down roll for rotating the same, and intermediate gearing comprising a pair of gears 94 receiving motion from a pinion 95 carried by the shaft 68, on which two of the gears are mounted for imparting movement to the auxiliary Hier. By locating the capstans in the manner shown, that is, with their axes in a plane parallel with the axis of the spool or of the Hier, rather than transversely thereto, the rolls can be placed somewhat farther apart, and thus avoid the necessity of the twine cutting across the edges, as may be the case when the rolls are close together, while it also gives a somewhat better balance to the cradle than is given when the rolls are located more toward one side of such cradle. The twine is scribed is not claimed herein, since it is not a part of my invention except in combination with my twine remaking mechanism.

The term twine or sliver as used herein and in the claims is intended to include any product in connection with which the mechanism shown and described could be used.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a Hier, of means for removing t-he twist imparted to the sliver by the Hier and then giving two twists to the sliver, and means Jfor pulling the fully twisted product through the re-twisting means.

2. The combination with a Hier for imparting a twist to the sliver, of means located interiorly thereof for taking out any twist imparted to the sliver by the Hier, and

for preventing further twist being put into the sliver by the Hier and for then twisting such sliver.

3. The combination with a Hier, of means for removing the twist. imparted to the sliver by the Hier, means rotating faster than the Hier for re-twisting the sliver, and means for pulling the twisted product through the re-twisting means.

4. rIhe combinat-ion with a Hier, of means for removing the twist imparted to the sliverV by the Hier, means rotating at twice the speed of the Hier for re-twisting the sliver, and `means for pulling the product through the re-twisting means.

5. The combination with a Hier, of means located within the Hier for placing the twine in substantially the same condition it was in before it passed as sliver to the Hier, and for then twisting such sliver into twine.

6. rlhe combination with 'a Hier and cooperative mechanism organized to give a plurality of twists to the sliver, of means located wit-hin the Hier for placing the twine in substantially the same condition it was in before it passed as sliver to the Hier, and for then imparting. a plurality of twists to such sliver; and means. for rotating such means at twice the speed of the Hier.

7. The combination with a Hier and cooperating mechanism organized to give a twist to the sliver as it enters the Hier, of means located within the Hier for removing the Hrst twist and for preventing a second twist being put into such sliveras it leaves the Hier, and to then give the sliver after it leaves the Hier, its full twist.

8. The combination with a Hier and with a cradle located therein, said mechanism organized to twist the sliver as it enters the Hier, ofmeans located within the Hier and supported by the Hier-spindle for taking out such twist vand for preventing a second twist being put into such sliver as it leaves the Hier, and for then imparting` two twists to the sliver prior to the spooling thereof.

9. The combination with a main Hier mechanism organized to give the sliver a twist as it enters the Hier, of meanslocated within the Hier for removing such twist and preventing a second twist being put into' such sliver as it leaves the Hier, and comprising an auxiliary Hier rotating at a speed greater than the speed of the main Hier.

10. The combination with a main Hier mechanism organized to give the sliver a twist as it enters the Hier, of means located within the Hier for removing such twist and preventing a second twist being put into such sliver as it leaves t-he Hier, and comprising an auxiliary Hier rotating at a speed greater than the speed of the main Hier, said auxiliary Hier comprising means for giving a sinuous bend to the twine as it passes therethrough, and gearing for rotating said means.

11. The combination with a main Hier mechanism organized to give the sliver a twist as it enters the Hier, of means located within the Hier for removing such twist and preventing a second twist being put into such sliver at it leaves the Hier, and comprising an auxiliary Hier rotating at a speed greater than the speed of. the main Hier, said auxiliary Hier comprising a r0- tary member having a centrally located dividing portion or blade, and means for r0- tating the same.

12. The combination with a main Hier mechanism organized to give the sliver a twist as it enters the Hier, .of means located within the main Hier for removing such twist and preventing a second twist being put into such sliver as it leaves the Hier, and comprising an auxiliary Hier rotating at a speed. greater than the speed of the main Hier, said auxiliary Hier comprising a rotary member having a sheave provided with a centrally located dividing portion or blade, and means for rotating they same.

13. The combination with a main Hier mechanism organized to givethe sliver a twist as it enters the Hier, of means located within the main Hier for removing such twist and preventing a second rtwist being put into such sliver as it passes from the Hier, and comprising an auxiliary Hier rotating at a greater speed' than the speed of l 14. The combination with a main Hier mechanism organized to give the sliver a twist as it enters the Hier, of means located within the Hier for removing such twist and preventing a second twist being put into such sliver as it leaves the Hier, and comprising an auxiliary Hier rotating at a speed greater than the speed of the main Hier, said auxiliary Hier comprising a rotary member having a grooved guiding device and a bladed sheave, and means for rotating the same.

15. The combination with a main Hier mechanism organized to give the sliver a twist as it enters the Hier, of means located within the Hier for removing such twist and preventing a second twist being put into such sliver as it leaves the Hier, and comprising an auxiliary Hier rotating at a speed greater than the speed of the main Hier, said auxiliary Hier comprising a rotatable member carrying a pair of members located one diagonally opposite to the other for giving a sinuous bend to the sliver as it passes therebetween, and means for rotating the same.

16. The combination with a main Hier mechanism organized to give the sliver a twist as it enters the Hier, of means located within the Hier for removing such twist and preventing a second twist being put into such sliver as it leaves the Hier, and comprising an auxiliary Hier rotating at a speed greater than the speed of the main Hier, said auxiliary Hier comprising a rotary member having one end supported by the Hier-shaft and provided with a pair of devices located in opposition and' constructed to give a sinuous bend to the sliver as it passes through the same, and gearing for rotating the same.

17. The combination with a main Hier and its shaft, of a stationary cradle located therein, an auxiliary Hier rotatable in the same direction but at a speed greater than the speed of the main Hier, one end thereof supported by the Hier-shaft and the other end thereof by the cradle, and gearing for imparting movement from the main Hier to the auxiliary Hier but organized to rotate said auxiliary-Hier at a greater speed than the speed of the main Hier.

18. The combination with a main Hier and its shaft, of a stationary cradle located therein, an auxiliary-Hier rotatable in the same direction but at a speed greater than the speed of the main Hier, one end thereof supported by the Hier-shaft and the other end thereof by the cradle, and gearing for imparting movement from the main Hier to the auxiliary-Hier but organized to rotate said auxiliary-Hier at 'a greater speed than the speed of the main Hier, said auxiliary-Hier having a Hxed grooved device and a bladed sheave so located relatively to each other as to impart a sinuous bend to the sliver as itpasses through the auxiliary Hier and to di-- vide t-he sliver into separate portions.

19. rThe combination with a main Hier mechanism, of an auxiliary Hier carried by the sam-e and constructed and arranged to impart a sinuous bend to the sliver as it passes therethrough, the auxiliary Hier having means constructed and arranged to take out of the sliver any twist placed therein by the main Hier, the auxiliary Hier also having means constructed and arranged to divide such sliver into separate portions and to thereupon fully twist such separated portions, and means for causing operation of the auxiliary Hier.

20. rlhe combination with a main Hier mechanism, of an auxiliary 'Hier carried by the same and constructed and arranged to impart a sinuous bend to the sliver as it passes therethrough, the auxiliary Hier having means constructed and arranged to take out of the sliver any twist placed therein by the main Hier, the auxiliary Hier also having means constructed and arranged to divide such sliver into separate portions and to thereupon fully twist such separated portions, means for causing operation of the auxiliary Hier, and means for pulling the sliver through the auxiliary Hier.

21. The combination with a main Hier mechanism, of an auxiliary Hier carried by the same and constructed and arranged to impart a sinuous bend to the sliver as it passes therethrough, the auxiliary Hier having means constructed and arranged to take out of the sliver any twist placed therein by the main Hier, the auxiliary Hier also having means constructed and arranged to divide such sliver into separate portions and to thereupon fully twist such separated portions and to then twist the separated portions together, and means for causing operation of the auxiliary Hier.

22. The combination with Hier mechanism, of an auxiliary Hier carried by the same and constructed and arranged to impart a sinuous bend to the sliver as it passes therethrough, the auxiliary Hier having means constructed and arranged to take out of the sliver any twist placed therein by the main Hier, the auxiliary Hier also having means constructed and arranged to divide such sliver into separate portions and to thereupon fully twist such separated portions and to then twist the separated portions together, means for causing operation of the auxiliary Hier, and a pull-down mechanism for pulling the twine through the auxiliary Hier,

23. The combination with Hier mechanism organized to give two twists to the sliver, of means located adjacent to the point of entrance of the sliver to the Hier for imparting an excess twist to the sliver prior to the entrance of the sliver to the Hier, and means located within the Hier for taking out all of the twist imparted thereto by the Hier and for then fully twisting such sliver.

24. The combination with mechanism organized to give two twists to the sliver, of means located adjacent to the point of entrance of the sliver to the Hier for imparting an excess twist to the sliver prior to the entrance of the sliver to the Hier, means located wit-hin the Hier for taking out all of the twist imparted thereto by the Hier and for then fully twisting such sliver, and pull down mechanism for pulling the sliver through said last means.

25. The combination with a rot-ary main Hier mechanism, of a rotary whirl located adjacent to the point of ent-rance of the sliver to the main Hier and rotated in the same direction as the main Hier but at a greater speed than the main Hier for imparting to the sliver an excess twist, and a rotary auxiliary Hier located within the main Hier for taking out any twist imparted thereto prior tothe sliver reaching such auxiliary Hier and for then fully twisting said sliver.

26. The combination with a rotary main Hier mechanism, of a rotary primary whirl located adjacent to the point of entrance of the sliver to the main Hier and rotated in the same direction as the Hier but at a greater speed than said main Hier for imparting to the sliver an excess twist, an auxiliary rotary Hier located within the main Hier for taking out any twist imparted thereto prior to the sliver reaching such auxiliary Hier and for then fully twisting said sliver, and means for pulling the sliver through the auxiliary Hier.

27. The combination with a main Hier mechanism, of a rotary primary whirl located adjacent to the point of the entrance of the sliver to the main HierV and rotatable in the same direction but at a speed greater than that of the main Hier for giving an excess twist to the sliver prior to its entrance into the main Hier, a rotary auxiliary Hier located within the main Hier, and means for operating said auxiliary Hier to take out any twist given to the sliver prior to its entrance into the auxiliary Hier and to divide the sliver, and then fully twist such divided portions together, the tendency being to also twist such divided portions independently.

28. The combination with a main Hier mechanism, of a primary rotary whirl located adjacent to the point of entrance of the sliver to the main Hier and rotatable in the same directionbut at a speed greater than of the main .Hier for giving an excess twist to the sliver prior toits entrance into the Hier, an auxiliary Hier located within the Hier and organized to take out any twist given to the Ysliver prior to its entrance into the auxiliary Hier and to divide the twine and then fully twist such divided port-ions together, the tendency being to also twist such divided portions independently, and pull-down mechanism for pulling the sliver through the auxiliary Hier.

29. The combination with a Hier mechanism, of a stat-ionary cradle located therein, and means carried by said cradle and Hier and rotatable in the same direction as the Hier but at a greater speed than the speed of such Hier for removing any twist imparted to the sliver by the Hier, and for then fully twisting such sliver.

30. The combination with a Hier mechanism, of a stationary cradle located therein, means carried by said cradle and Hier and rotatable in the same direction as the Hier for removing any twist imparted to the sliver by the Hier and for then fully twisting such sliver, and gearing for imparting to su-ch means a speed twice that of theV Hier.

31. The combination with a Hier mechanism, of a stationary cradle located therein, means carried by said cradle and Hier and rotatable in the same direction as the Hier for removing any twist imparted to the sliver by the Hier and' Jfor then fully twisting such sliver, gearing for imparting to such means a speed twice that of the Hier, and pull-down mechanism for pulling the sliver through such means, such pull-down mechanism receiving movement Jfrom the Hier through the gearing which imparts movement to the rotary means. Y 32. The combination with a Hier mechanism constructed to imparta twist to the sliver to form twine, of means located Within the Hierjfor unmaking the twine and then remaking it.

33. The combination with a Hier mechanism constructed to impart a twist to the sliver to form twine, of means located within the Hier for unmaking the twine and then remaking it, and pull-down mechanism also located within the Hier.

34. The combination with Hier mechanism for imparting a twist to the sliver to form twine, of means located within the Hier for iin-making the twine, dividing it, and then remaking it. n

35. vThe combination with Hier mechanism for imparting a twist to the sliver to form twine, of means located within the Hier for iin-making the twine, dividing it and-then re-making it, and pull-down mechanism for pulling the twine from lthe re-making means.

36. The combination with Hier mechanism organized to give a twist to the sliver to form twine, of means located within the Hier for unmaking the twine and Vpassing it therethrough in a sinuous bend, dividing they sliver, and then re-making it.

37. The combination with Hier mechanism yorganized to give a twist to the sliver to the sliver, and then re-making it, and pulldown mechanism for pulling the twine from the re-making means.

38. The combination with a rotary Hier for twisting sliver to form twine, of means operative to put an eXtra twist into the sliver prior to the twist given t-hereto by the Hier, and mechanism for taking out the twist given to the product by the Hier and then imparting to the product its full twist.y

I take-up Hier, of means for putting into the sliver an eXtra twist prior to the twist given thereto by the Hier, of a primary whirl located adjacent to the point where the sliver enters the main Hier and rotating at a speed faster than that of the Hier so that the eXtra twist is removed from the sliver as the sliver leaves the primary whirl.

41. The combination of a Hier for imparting a twist to the sliver to form twine and means within the Hier for taking out such twist and for re-twisting the sliver.

42. rlhe combination of a Hier for imparting a twist to the sliver, and means supported at one end by the Hier for taking out such twist and for re-twisting the sliver.

43. The combination with a Hier for imparting a twist to the sliver to :form twine, of means supported adjacent to that end of the Hier from which the twine Hnally passes for taking out such twist and then giving its full twist to the sliver, and means for rotating such means at a different speed than that of the Hier.

44. The combination with a Hier for imparting a twist to the sliver, of a stationary cradle located therein, and means carried by the Hier and cradle for taking out such twist and then re-twisting the sliver.

45. The combination with a Hier for imparting a twist to the sliver, of a stationary cradle located therein, means carried by the Hier and cradle for taking out such twist and then re-twisting the sliver, and means for rotating such Lin-twisting and re-twisting means at a speed twice that of the Hier.

46. The combination with a Hier for twisting the sliver to form twine, of means for twist-ing the sliver prior to its entrance to the Hier and comprising a whirl rotatable in the same direction but at a speed greater than the speed of the Hier so that the eXtra twist put into the sliver by the whirl is removed after the sliver leaves the whirl.

47. The combination with a Hier, of means for imparting eXtra twist to the sliver prior to its entrance to the Hier and comprising a whirl made up of a pair of superimposed sheaves so located as to give a sinuous bend to the sliver as it passes therethrough, and means for rotating the same at such speed with relation to the Hier that the eXtra twist is removed from the sliver as it passes from the whirl. l

48. The combination with a Hier, of means 'for imparting an eXtra twist to the sliver prior to its entrance to the Hier and comprising a whirl made up of a pair of superimposed sheaves so located with relation to each other that a sinuous bend is given to the sliver as it passes through such sheaves and carried on the Hier shaft, and means for rotating the whirl at a greater speed than said shaft so that the eXtra twist is removed from the sliver as it passes from the whirl.

RICHARD DELANEY.

Witnesses:

F. MILDRED STEWART, THOMAS W. NORMAN.

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